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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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